Tag: Alfred Dixon
Day IITA Boss Was Honoured For Championing Youth In Agric Programs
The Association of Deans of Agriculture in Nigeria Universities (ADAN) has honored the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya...
When First Cassava Seed Business Summit 2021 Was Hosted By BASICS-II
The Building an Economically Sustainable and Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase II (BASICS-II) project has successfully organized the first cassava business summit to bring...
‘How Researchers Can Disseminate Agricultural Innovations At Scale’
The Director of the Development and Delivery Office of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Alfred Dixon, has called for multiple linkages...
Global Cassava Partnerships For The 21st Century Call For Regional Approach...
The Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called for urgent regional approach to halt the spread of cassava mosaic disease (CMD)...
How 2018 Golden Cassava Prize Was Won By Veteran Cassava Researchers
A Principal Scientist and Cassava Breeder with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Alfred Dixon; and Dr Hernan Ceballos of the International...
IITA Cassava Weed Management Project & CRS Train 35 Extension Service...
After a day’s training on weed management in cassava farming systems, extension service providers have resolved to adopt and disseminate best bet weed management...
Nigeria Declares Weeds As Major Productivity Drawback In Cassava Farming
Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting...
Farmers Hail IITA-CWMP For Putting Smiles On Their Faces
The IITA-led Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) has been commended by resource-poor farmers who are participating in the demonstration farms being organized by the...
Zero Hunger: IITA Set To Offer Solution To Weed Menace
A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project...
IITA At 50: Inaugurates New Research Station In Osun
As part of its 50th anniversary, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), it has, on Thursday inaugurated a new research station in Ago-Owu...
